Ovenly

These are just a few of the wacky and out of this world sweet treats made by Ovenly, another Brooklyn-based artisanal food business started by two visionary and food-loving women looking for a career switch.

Agatha Kulaga and Erin Patinkin first met at a (food-focused) book club, and it didn’t take the two long to start brainstorming business ideas. They had similar hopes and dreams, as well as a chemistry they knew would make them good business partners, and ultimately they just went for it. “We just decided to do it without a lot of talking about it. And we’re really driven—we decide on something and we do it,” says Agatha.

“We’ve had very stressful moments but our partnership is really solid. It’s a different relationship than we have with anyone else,” says Erin.

Starting Ovenly marked a drastic and needed career change for both women, they say. Erin had been working at a non-profit organization and Agatha was working in psychiatry research. “I had reached a plateau,” Agatha says. “I found baking to be a lot more relaxing and creative.”